Automobile-signal.



A. HCKSON.

AUTOMOBILE SGNAL.

APPLxcA'rxoN HLED SEPT. 29. 191e.

Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

j U? 'by .5L A. JACKSON.

AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL.

AFPLICMION FILED SEPI.29,191G.

Patented Jan. 28, 1919.

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Application led September 29, 191B. Serial No. 122,783.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Ameno A.. daemon,

citizen of thellnited States, residing at the city and county of Denverand State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful a machine toindicate that the vehicie is I spectv t about to turn in a givendirection.

-Increased traiicconditions, especially in the large congested cities,have made it incumbent upon automobile drivers to give some regularlyprescrilfed signal indicating the direction they intend-to take. lnorder to com ly with the regulations in this ree drivers of cars usuallyput out one hand to give the signal. It not infrequently happens that atthe same time it is necessar` to blowl the horn or shift the gear lever,all of which necessitates extremely quick workI on the part ci* thedriver.

Itis the object of the lpresent invention to provide a .device which canbe quickly and easily operated to display a signal indicating thedirection in which the machine is about to turn and at the same timegive an audible signal to attract attention to the fact that I theindicator is being displayed.

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A further object consists in providing a device of the characterdescribed adapted to be pneumatically operated.

The invention consists briefly in mounting at any suitable place oneither side of the machine a signaling device as above referred to. Thedevice consists of an elastic inflatablel member normally containedwithinfa small cylindrical casing which in the present instance isrigidly carried on. the wheel guard. The casing is provided with aremovable top secured to the upper portion of the inflatable member sothat as the latter is expanded the casing top is elevated. A smaller.fixed casing is provided for the device, and is surrounded completely bythe .Specification of Letters Patent.

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mataba signs member'. All necea iight r and aV sound emitting 'devicesuch as a squawker are carried on the inner casing and each is adaptedto be operated for its particular purpose when the elasticlnem-` ber-isinflated. By this arrangementfas the inated `member becomes expanded itis 'moved upwardly and out ofthe casing so as to display an illuminatedsignal and at the same time a sounding device is operated to attractattention.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in thecombination andv arrangement of parts more 'fully set forth in thefollowing specification, illustrated 1n the accompanying drawings and'vmore particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

in the drawings Figure l iliustrates an automobile, in rear' elevationhaving one embodiment of the present invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a transverse, vertical section of the invention drawn to alarger scale, the y on either side of an automobile and consists of acasing 5 preferably cylindrical in form. rlhis casing is provided with aremovable cover 6 which is centrally attached to the uper portion of aneiastic inflatable member resembling in shape and size a toy balloon.With the parts shown in theirgnormai position illustrated in Fig. 2, theelastic member 7 is completely contained within the casing 5 and isprovided at its iower part with a circular opening in whichis insertedand permanently attached a sleeve or coiiar 8, the lower end vof'whichextends downwardly through the bottom 'of the casing 5 and hasscrew-threaded engagement with a cylindrical member 9. At the upper endof the l collar 8 a flange 10 is provided adapted Ato overlap and engagea circular orifice formed v l the lower edges of: the'iniiatable member'7 are all securely clamped together.

The inner casing' 11 is provided with a removable cover member 12adapted to be secured thereto by means of bayonet joints 13. The cover12 has secured to its lower side a squawker M and is also provided withan incandescent electric lampA 15 the globe of which extends above itsupper surface. The inner bore of the 'collar member 8 is of slightlysmaller diameter than the inner surface of the chamber 9 with which it'communicates and it is provided with a beveled edge 16 forming asuitable valve seat for the valve 17 which is carried at the iower endof a valve stem 18. vThis valve stem extends vertically upward passingthrough a central perforation in the upper covermember 12 of the innercasing 11 and is provided at its upper end with .an eye to which issecured one end of a flexible cord member 19 the other end of which issecured to the fastening means 20 between the cover 6 of the casing 5and the inflatable member 7. A' small coiled spring 35 encircles aportion of the valve stem 18 having its upper end contact with the innersurface of the cover 12 and its lower end abutting against the uppersurface of a washer 21 suitably carried on the valve stem. The functionof this spring is to normally hold the parts in the position shown inFig. 2 and it will be seen that the normal position of the valve 17 isremoved from its valve seat and inproximity with the lower endof thecasing or chamber 9. A small, rigid plate 22 is carried within the upperportion of the vinilated member 7 being secured by means of thefastening device 20 which extends inwardly through 'the casing cover 6.`This plate 22 is provided at its opposite ends with depending, curvedhook members 24 over which are looped the ends of elastic bands 25,'thelower ends of which are similarly hooked over a pair of upwardlyextendingr hooks 26 provided at the .upper sides oi the casing` cover12. `Within thecase 11 and sniff ably located at one side thereof belowand adjacent to the lower extremity of the lamp 15 is a ig Contactmember 27 insulated from .11 and having its end normally "nentdownwardly out of Contact with the iower end of the lamp and in the pathof the washer. 21. The contact of the lamp 15 and the Contact 27 aresuitably connected by wires 28 which pass through a stuii'ed thimbiesuitably providedand passing through the inner casing 11 the iniiatableiember 7, the outer casing 5 and the wheel gf ard 3G upon which thewhole device is .zariierl. These wires may be connected with a storagebattery or any other suitable source of supply. A transverse pipe. 31extends into the side of the chamber casing 9 and supplies th devicewith the necessary vSuitalily located e 32' inv which is carried arotary 3-way valve member 33 operated by a handle 31. The device may beY member 7 may be of any desired color and is preferably provided withtranslucent letters at its front and rear surfacesformed of a differentcolor so as to be readily ble when theinterior of the device isilluminated.V

From the detailed description of the device the operation will bereadily understood. Assuming that the parts are in their normal positionshown in F ig. 2 and it is desired to turn the machine tov the left, theoperator or driver, by manipulating the valve handle 34,v connects thepipe 31 with the source of compressed air. This allows the air to passupwardly through the collar 8 into theinner casing 11 from which itpasses through the squawker 14 into the interior of the infiatablemember 7 causing-the latter to become expanded. As the member 7increases in size it rises out of the casing 5 elevating with it theupper cover of this case and its expansion continues until the valve 17has become seated upon the valve seat 1G. It will be seen thatsimultaneously. with the expansion of the member 7 the elastic membersand 19 are also expanded and the valve stem 18 passes upwardly throughthe casing cover 12 compressing the coiledv spring When the washer hasrisen sufiiciently to contact with the lower end of the spring member 27it moves the latter slightly discerniupwardly into contact with thelower exy tremity of the electric lamp 15 closing 'the circuit andcausing the lamp to be illuminated. lt will thus be seen that by simplymanipulating the handle 311 so as to cause the valve to move aquarter-turn about its axis the' signal device is operated whereby avisible illuminated balloon-shaped member is caused to lappear at theproper side of the automobile and at the same time a loud squawkingnoise is emitted to attract the attention of approaching or followingear` drivers. It will Abe understood that the markings on the surfacesof the iniiated member may be varied as desired; in the present form theletter L is exposed to indicate that the machinel is about to turn tocasing.

It will lthus be seen that a simple and effective signal is providedWhich can be both seen and heard and which requires but very littleattention on the part of the operator allowing him to devote most of histime to theA other duties necessary when operating.

a machine through a congested place. The cover 6 not only servestoprotect the sev-4 eral mechanisms contained within the casing 5 when theparts are in their normal position but` it also acts as a protectoragainst the weather for the member .7 when the device is inliated.

Having described my -invention what I claim is:

l. An' automobile signal comprising an elastic member and a singleoperating member for simultaneously inlating and illumin nating saidmember.

2. An automobile signal comprising a casing, an elastic signal normallycarried in a deiated condition within said casing, pneuvmatic means forcausing said member to become infiated and roject above said casing.

3. An automobi e signal comprising an elastic member having a soundemitter and a lamp containedv therein, and means for simultaneouslyinllating said member, sounding said emitter, and illuminating saidlamp.

4. An automobile signal comprising an elastic'displayl member having asquawker and lamp contained therein and pnemnatiy cally operatedmeansfor simultaneonely inflating said display member, sounding said squawlerand illuminating said lamp.

5. An automobile signal comprising a casing, "an elastic member normallyvcarried within said casing in deated condition, a second casing withinsaid member, a sound emitter and lamp carried on said inner casing, andpneuniatic means for inflating said elastic'member out of said casingand simultaneously 4sounding the emitter and illuminating the lamp. i

6. An automobile signal'comprising a casing, an elastic member normallycontained therein, a removable cover for said casing secured to saidelastic member and means for causing said member to become inflated andproject above the casing.

7..An automobile signall comprising an elastic display member, pneumaticmeans for inflating ame and elastic bands for returning it to its normaldeated condition.

8. An automobile signal comprising an elastic display member, pneumaticmeans for f iniating said member, and simultaneously giving an audiblesignal and elastic bands contained within said member for returning itto a normal deflated condition.

' n testimony whereof I .affix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED A. JACKSGN. Witnesses:

CHAs. E. PARSONS,

HELEN A. VILLEMAGNE.

